Boehner Praises House Passage of GOP Proposal Protecting State & Local Control of Education Decisions

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House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the House passed a GOP proposal to protect state and local control of education:

"Curriculum decisions should be made at the state and local level, not by politicians in Washington , D.C. The last thing parents and teachers need is another group of bureaucrats telling them how to do their job. Rep. Pete Hoekstra deserves great credit for his leadership on this effort and on behalf of America 's parents and students."

NOTE: Today, the House adopted a Republican proposal - offered as a motion-to-recommit (MTR) on the 10,000 Teachers, 10 Million Minds Science and Math Scholarship Act (H.R. 362) - by a vote of 389-22. The proposal would ensure that curriculum decisions are left to states and local school districts, putting parents back in control of their children's education. The proposal eliminated a portion of H.R. 362 creates a federal panel to provide "recommendations" on curriculum, which could be misconstrued by schools as endorsements of specific curricula. Passage of today's GOP proposal marks the eighth motion-to-recommit victory for House Republicans thus far this year.